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Tennessee Launches Energy Task Force

Bredesen signs Executive Order No. 54 creating the Governor's Task Force on Energy Policy
Bredesen signs Executive Order No. 54 creating the Governor's Task Force on Energy Policy

Governor Phil Bredesen recently signed an Executive Order establishing the Governor’s Task Force on Energy Policy. The Task Force is charged with developing a state energy plan to help state government lead by example.

Additionally, the group is charged with making recommendations to help Tennessee become a leader in energy efficiency and conservation, use of alternative fuels and renewable energy sources, and the development of clean-energy technology. Signed in March 2008, the Executive Order outlines four key goals and objectives:

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City of Houston gives wind power a turn

The Wall Street Journal
By Jeffrey Ball
Published: July 2, 2008
 
The heart of the U.S. oil patch on Tuesday began using wind-powered electricity for about a fourth of its municipal power needs at a lower price than it is paying for power produced from coal and natural gas, city officials said. The move shows how renewable energy's prospects are improving at a time of soaring fossil-fuel prices. Long derided as an expensive niche, wind power now is moving closer to the mainstream.
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